Traveling to the future, the story with the orc king

Lin Ziyu had been in this space for three full days. During those three days, he'd been brooding over everything related to Long Yan. Should he give up on this relationship? He couldn't bear to. But should he continue... he still hadn't figured it out. Lin Ziyu knew that, despite accepting that men could have children and that humans, orcs, and seafolk existed in this world, he still knew nothing about the conflict between these three races. Therefore, he decided to go out and ask his fifth grandfather, Lin Yaochen, about it.

So Lin Ziyu left the space, and seeing that it was just getting dark, he walked out of the room, muttering to himself, "I wonder if Fifth Grandpa will come back today?" He knew that Fifth Grandpa would not go to bed at this time.

Lin Ziyu came to the door of Fifth Grandpa Lin Yaochen's room and knocked gently. Fifth Grandpa Lin Yaochen's voice came from inside the door: "Come in." Lin Ziyu pushed the door open and saw Fifth Grandpa Lin Yaochen sitting at the desk, flipping through a thick book.

Lin Ziyu quickly walked over to Lin Yaochen, bowed respectfully, and said, "Hello, Fifth Grandpa!" Then, with a hint of nervousness on his face, he cautiously asked, "Fifth Grandpa, I have some questions for you."

Lin Yaochen slowly raised his head, his eyes fell on Lin Ziyu, a gentle smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he asked softly: "Little Ziyu, what do you want to ask Fifth Grandpa?"

Lin Ziyu rubbed his hands nervously, scratched his head, and mustered up the courage to say, "Fifth Grandfather, I want to know the relationship between our three races: the human race, the orc race, and the sea race."

Hearing this question, a subtle flash of surprise crossed Lin Yaochen's eyes, but he quickly regained his composure. He gently put down the book in his hands and stared at Lin Ziyu. After a moment's silence, he replied slowly and solemnly, "Ziyu, why do you want to know this?"

Lin Ziyu stared at Lin Yaochen and said seriously, "Fifth Grandfather, the matter between Long Yan and me must have put the family in a difficult situation, right? At first, I didn't consider this aspect. I simply thought that Grandpa and Father had no objection, and I could be happy with the person I loved. I didn't realize that we belonged to different camps. Fifth Grandfather, those two things that happened a few days ago—the Fifth Prince and the Third Princess were deliberately trying to cause trouble for me. Were they just to prevent you from refining the Breakthrough Pill for the Orcs?"

After hearing Lin Ziyu's words, Lin Yaochen's eyes gradually deepened, but his expression remained calm. He slowly said, "Ziyu, you are right, and you are not right."

Lin Ziyu blinked and looked at Fifth Grandpa Lin Yaochen, waiting for him to explain further.

Lin Yaochen gently stroked Lin Ziyu's hair and said calmly, "What happened between you and Long Yan won't have much impact on the entire family. However, the issue of the number of Mirror Breaking Pills is of vital importance to the three major families. Originally, the three tribes had an equal number of Mirror Breaking Pills. But ever since the Orcs received two more Mirror Breaking Pills than the other two tribes, everything has changed. Since then, the royal family has regarded our Lin family as a thorn in their side. They have long since begun to use various means to suppress our family, trying to prevent me from continuing to refine Mirror Breaking Pills for the Orcs."

After hearing Fifth Grandfather Lin Yaochen's words, Lin Ziyu's heart stirred. He remembered a piece of news he had learned when he first entered Lincheng Academy: that after the Alchemist Competition, Fifth Grandfather's apprentice would compete with Master Huang's apprentice. So, curiously, he asked, "Fifth Grandfather, I remember when I first entered the academy, I heard that you and Master Huang had a bet during this Alchemist Competition. How did it turn out now?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Yaochen sneered and snorted coldly, "What else can we do? The result is that neither of us can refine the Broken Mirror Pill this time!"

After hearing this, Lin Ziyu asked in surprise: "Why?"

When Lin Ziyu asked why, Fu An stepped forward and said with a hint of anger, "Master Ziyu, let me tell you about this matter."

"Grandpa Fu'an, are you here?" Lin Ziyu looked at him in surprise. He was so busy talking to Grandpa Wu that he didn't notice that Grandpa Fu'an was here.

Lin Yaochen smiled and said, "Fuan, I've always been here."

"Yes, Master Ziyu was preoccupied and didn't notice me when he came in." Fuan said with a smile.

Lin Ziyu scratched his head a little embarrassedly and said to them, "Fifth Grandpa, Fu'an Grandpa."

Lin Yaochen smiled faintly and said to Fu'an, "Fu'an, tell Ziyu the result of the bet!" Fu'an sighed and said slowly, "Master Ziyu, the bet agreed upon by the Fifth Master and that Huang is actually about this Alchemist Competition. Each side will send a disciple to participate, and these two disciples must be freshmen who have just entered Lincheng College and Huangcheng College this year. Whoever's disciple ranks higher in the competition will win the bet. The Fifth Master chose you, and the Huang chose Qin Yasi."

After hearing this, Lin Ziyu's eyes widened in surprise. After a moment's pause, he came to his senses and asked in disbelief, "Qin Yasi? Grandpa Fuan, are you sure you're not mistaken? She's a new ninth-level alchemist this year!"

Fuan nodded and said, "Yes, that's right."

Lin Ziyu frowned and looked at Lin Yaochen, a hint of worry in his eyes. He slowly said, "Fifth Grandpa, so you can't refine the Mirror-Breaking Pill this time. What about the Orcs' Mirror-Breaking Pill?" Lin Ziyu secretly wondered who would be able to refine the Orcs' Mirror-Breaking Pill, and he couldn't help but worry about Long Yan.

Lin Yaochen nodded calmly, as if he had anticipated this situation. He asked softly, "Zi Yu, what are you worried about? Are you worried about Long Yan?"

Before Lin Ziyu could answer, Lin Yaochen continued, "Don't worry. The Qingfeng Fruit tree has been destroyed. I'm afraid I won't be able to refine the Broken Mirror Pill this time."

Lin Ziyu's eyes widened in surprise, for he knew that Long Yan and his companions had already returned from picking the Qingfeng fruit. He hurriedly said, "Fifth Grandpa, that's not right. Didn't Long Yan and his companions already pick the Qingfeng fruit? How could there be none left? And how did Fifth Grandpa know that the Qingfeng fruit tree was destroyed?" His tone was filled with a hint of confusion and puzzlement.

Lin Yaochen said calmly, "Long Yan told me. A few days ago, the Dragon Emperor received word that someone was trying to steal the Qingfeng Fruit, and ordered Long Yan to lead the orc elite to stop them."

After hearing what Fifth Grandfather Lin Yaochen said, Lin Ziyu muttered to himself, "Long Yan didn't even tell me about this..." His eyes narrowed slightly, and his brows furrowed slightly. He began to question whether he and Long Yan were truly suited to be together. He wondered if there was no trust between him and Long Yan at all.